PC for HDSLR filmaking

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hassaan_tripod

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Hey thr fellow forum members, I just signed up for this forum and need some suggestions from all u pros. Im a newbie in HDSLR film making n well i wana take this seriously. I hail from Malaysia and I am soon gonna get a new editing system for editing my 550D/T2i videos. I am choosing PC coz i hav used a desktop all my life and well IMACs r really expensive and with the same amount of money I can get better and updated hardware for PC.

I have seen a similar post but (with much apologies) I want to post this thread to seek some advises and suggestions for the particular system tht im buying. Ur help would be much appreciated :)

Im not much of a hardware guy n it has made it a bit confusing for me to decide what system to buy. I read some articles n hav come to the conclusion on buying the following... Just need some suggestions and tips.

i7 2600k + Motherboard ( Gigabyte , z68xp ud3 b3) + RAM( corsair 8 gig xms series ) + PSU ( coolermaster 800w silent pro) + HDD (western digital 1TB black 64m 7200rpm) + + GPU ( Nvidea Gtx560 ) + with a better casing and cooling fans.

I will be using Adobe Premiere CS 5, after effects and other Adobe softwares...Is this system enough and durable? What should be my concerns? Is there something else I should consider?

One more thing I want to ask is about clocking and RAID 0. I read it on forums and articles tht people have over clockd their system and done something with the RAID. Should I do tht too? And how?

Thank you for taking the time to read my post. :)

Hassaan.
 
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That sounds like a good setup, similar to mine. The only suggestion I can make is that backups are important. You will be really putting your hard drive to work on this. A drive that is mostly media, separate from your programs, is also a good move. It reduces wear and has a chance to increase read time. Usually hard drives don't fail, but I've had it happen once when I hadn't been making proper backups. It wasn't fun.
 
That system will do the job quite well. There's no reason to buy Apple unless you feel a magical compulsion to buy their products and get less for your money. You get far more bang for the buck if you go with Windows.
 
MadHMC150 said:
That sounds like plenty of power.. though I still have to recommend an iMac or MBP.
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Any particular reasons? Im just bothered about Apples over pricing... With the amount of money im gettin this PC i can only get an i5 Imac with 500gb hardisk n 4gb ram... :undecided
 
Cassius said:
That sounds like a good setup, similar to mine. The only suggestion I can make is that backups are important. You will be really putting your hard drive to work on this. A drive that is mostly media, separate from your programs, is also a good move. It reduces wear and has a chance to increase read time. Usually hard drives don't fail, but I've had it happen once when I hadn't been making proper backups. It wasn't fun.
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Hey Cassius, what u suggested i think is a good idea! I'l format my 500+gb hardisk tht i hav on my current system n use it as the Windows drive n the new 1TB hd as the media drive... i read something about RAID 0... And tht v gota do some adjusments with the settings to make the HD work faster n effectively... any idea on tht?
 
Snazzy Flapper said:
That system will do the job quite well. There's no reason to buy Apple unless you feel a magical compulsion to buy their products and get less for your money. You get far more bang for the buck if you go with Windows.
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That makes me feel much better with the decission on choosing PC over Mac... :D
 
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